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TKB TIMES, KOt/NDKD 18M.
THK DISPATCH. FOONUUf; IS*.
WHOLE NUMBER 16,590.
RICHMOND, VA., TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1004. '
PRICE TWO CENTS.
SUMMARY OF THE DAY'S NEWS
[ The Weather.
WASHINGTON, .inly 11.-Forecast for
{Tuesday and Wednesday:
Virginia?Showers nnd thunderstorms.
North Carolina?Showers Tuesday and
(Wednesday; light south Winds with occa?
sional thunder, squalls.
Richmond was visited In the afternoon
yesterday by a. severe rain and thunder?
storm. At . midnight ' the stars were
?hlnlng.
P.ANGE O FTHE THERMOMETER.
P A. M.M
12 M. .M
'8 P. M.......00
? P. M.. r>*
0 P. M.73
12 midnight. 76
.Average.811-ti
Highest temperature yesterday. 92
l/owest temperature yesterday. (IS
Moan tompcrnture yesterday..... ?)
Normal temperature for July. ?)
Departure from normal temperature.' 00.
iPrcclpl Hit Ion during past 24 hours.. 1.20
MINIATUUE ALMANAC.
July \2, 1904.
Bun rises.I:S9 I HIGH TIDE.
Bun sets..*.....7:31 I Morning.3:41
Moon rises.4:22 | Evening.....w...4:10
Richmond.
Virginia delegation alleged to have
tHkcn 'distinct rap at Governor Montague
by giving all the honors to other moni?
kers, tlio suggestion of his nomination as
lionorary vice-president of the convention
being an after thought of a friend
Karth caving in buries a Inborcr four
Iimirs; rescue follows hor.oic work of dig?
gers and doctors-Mayor of Falrmount
appears before Council committor and
asks annexation with Richmond; matter
to bo taken up lator-Downpour of rain
dronclrec city and sewers overflow, dam
uging .property-OHIaens of Chestnut
2-1111 .protest against abolishing county po?
lice force and appeal'to Judge Scott was
'decided upon at meeting last night
3.1 fo Insurance Company of Virginia ex?
pands into another building purchased
not long ago?-Well known saloon?
keeper arrested on charge of soiling
drinks in Violation of Sunday closing law
?-Police arrest a number of alleged
? policy players?City committees ap?
prove pay-rolls and transact other'busi?
ness. MANCHESTER-Anxious coinjio
finally married-'Boat launching-Ar?
rest of Even-?Colored women in the
tolls-?Personal Items of interest.
?.,.t7:
Virginia,
John O'Brien and Joseph Day, under
arrest in Portsmouth, suspected of the
murder of a Pennsylvania toll-bridge
keeper-Norfolk moving to secure a re?
duction in her flro Insurance rates??
State Druggists' Association to meet In
Norfolk to-day-Dr. Alderman writes
.Rector Jones,.of the University board, at
some length with reference to his work
at tho University?Special board pf the
Central Stato Hosultal awards contract*
tor new buildings and appoints Internes??
Petersburg Democrats pleased with the
nomination of Parker, and Davis-Large
shirt factory In Newport News destroyed
by Are?-Serious tragedy In Nansemond
county because of an Innocent laugh which
was taken to be derisive-^?Town, of
Chatham to have a big clock and put it
up right-Swift Creek Cotton Mills shut
down for want of water-Young .lady
/from Stafford uses m'adstono to removo
effects of a dog bite?r-Maydr of .the
town of Holland Indicted tho day he
qualities as result: of fight: being made
by llouor, men-?S. A: Waugh, of Poca?
hontas,, fatally Injured on railroad-?In?
teresting will case decided In Acccmac??
One dwelling destroyed'and another near?
ly, so by a tire in Suffolk-Flagman
knocked o fftrain in tunnel and fatally
Injured.
North Carolina.
Governor Aycock, after a cession of the
Council of State, announces the reap?
pointment of the present directors of tn?
North ' Carolina Railroad??Reldsvllle
military company reinstated-;?Conference
of school superintendents :.to open at
Raleigh to-day-Bank of Robeson char?
tered-Trusty convicts escape-Big
docket for Wake county Superior-Court
??Three negroes killed by a train near
.Woldon.
General.
Conference of People's party and Bryan
Democrats to be held to decide about cam?
paign?^-Taggart trje choice of National
Committee for national chairman unless
Judge Parker objects to him; Mack Is
mies statement denying dlssention; Parker
going Into fight to win; union of South
and East; Bryan will not bolt, but will
. take stump*for New Yorker; Qavls depre?
cated Parker telegram, ; saying Judge
should, have lot well enough alone; story
of how Judge. Parker. i*lrao to write his
now-famous telegram; congratulations
from Cleveland, Hearst and others;
daughter of Judgo.Parkv>r aits ten hours
to see him nomlnfltod; Thomas F. Ryan
Jubilant over the situation; Bourke Cock
ran Issues a statement-Japanese make
brilliant dnsh and capture Important post;
Htory of capture of Kal Ping; Japs mowed
down as they scaled heights/ but won
great victory; Oku with 1)0,000 men push?
ing on; big battlo expected at any mo?
ment at Hal-Cheng; Russian cruisers at?
tempt to lauve harbor of Port Arthur and
aro driven back; Japanese fleet co-operat?
ing with the land forces:. lighting rei"
ported all plong the.lino In the Far East;
Oku drawing in on Mukden; sound of
battle everywhere heard; critical period
in Manchuria campaign-Attack made
on train running from Solonica to Con?
stantinople nnd many killed and injured
-Notorious Western bandit takes his
life rather than be captured-Dr. Kerr
Boyce Tnpper niakos Indignant denial
that ho favored prize fight-Physicians
think yellow fever can be stamped out of
North America-.?Negro ojectod from
white barber shin in Oyster Bay; may
appeal to President?r-Mrs. Eddy pro?
claims new commandment and creates
excitement?-Acreage of tobacco , crop
shows -. great railing off'; corn has ad?
vanced-Big fire In ' Covington. Ga.,
causes loss of ?125,00O?Boll-weevils go
down in defeat hefore Guatemalan ants
Bishop Huntington, of Central New York.
dead-Mayor McLean, of Mobile, died
vesterday?Delegates toC'rand Lodge or
Elks assembling in Cincinnati: opening
will he brilliant-Monroe and Jeffrlife
will fight In San Francisco,
? ' ? ' ? 'y
CHICAGO CHRONICLE
BOLTS DEMOCRATIC PARTY
(By Associated Press.)
. CHICAGO, July il.-The Chicago Chron?
icle, which has been considered a Demo?
cratic newspaper, will announce formally
In Ms Issue to-morrow that It will here*
' after appear as a Republican newspaper,'
WANT ?
HELP
TO-DAY;
The SO 'advertisements fpr help pub*
llshud in to-day's Times-.Jispacon on
page 10 are us follows;
(i Agents.' _ 5 Salesmen.^
2 Domestics. * 4 Trade.
7 Miscellaneous^ "2 Office Help.
This not only Interests tbosa out of
work, bat those desiring to. itnprova
their pouiidoua tut wall.
IIWllll .?????
DISTINCT
RAf AT THE
GOVERNOR
Action of Va, Delegation
So Characterized.
GAVE THE HONORS
TO ALL^ THE OTHERS
Honorary Vice-Presidency of the
Convention Was an After
Thought of a Friend.
CHAIRMAN ELLYSON
APPEARS CONFIDENT
Some Incidents of the Great
Body That Will Never
be Forgotten?Those
Those Who Staid
Over to the
Fair.
A portion of tho Virginia delegation
returned from St. Louis yesterday after?
noon In their two special cars over the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, and while
several members of. the party were
greatly fatigued and considerably Indis?
posed, none was In a serious condition.
Governor Montague, though unwell dur?
ing the entire trip, attended all tho ses?
sions save one, and enjoyed them greatly.
Hon. C. V. Meredith. Hon. Claggett B.
Jones, former Senator R.. A. James, Sena?
tor Daniel, Mr. Fred. Harper, Hon. S. S.
P, Patteson and others remained over to
attend the Exposition for a few days.
They will return by the latter part of the
week. ?
An a general proposition It may, be
said that harmony marked the proceed?
ings of tho, Virginia delegation. A good
deal-of criticism was ? passed, however,
upon what was called a distinct rap at
Governor Montague by the majority at
the meeting held on the train en route.to
St. Louis. All the committee assignments
had been made, and a motion to adjourn
was about tov'-be put. .The Governor,
though one Of. the delegates atjarge, had
received nothing, all the honors passing
over his head to others. At the last mo?
ment a friend.of His Excellency said he
had learned that "there was <n:'ch a place
as honorary vice-president of the con?
vention, and .that if this were true the
honor should go to the Governor. .No one
could say certainly that there was such
a place, though It was generally agreed
that the Governor should be chosen. This
was the result.
Air of Confidence.
? An air of confidence seemed to be In
possession of the Virginians on their re?
turn. Chairman Ellyson. the original out
and out Parker leader of the State, al?
ways hopeful of vlcto'ry with the New
York Jurist at tho helm, was in n very
happy frame of mind, and he salt! ills
erstwhile hopes had now becqmer' fixed
convictions.
Governor-Montague, Mr. Meredith and
others took' the same view, arid they
all believed that thV ratty had maiio
groat strides at St. Louis by refusing to
temporarizo, with the currency question.
Mr. Ellyson, tho wheel horse of,the par?
ty for a dozen years, while drawing no
balance sheets and asking no reward, Is
giving evejy Indication- that Tie will en?
ter the coming struggle with all his en?
ergies bent toward tho accomplishment
cf a sweeping victory at the polls.
The amusing Incidents of National Con?
ventions were not laoklng at St. Louis.
Just behind the Virginia delegation were
seated the members from "Bleeding Kan?
sas," and upon the lapel of each coat, was
a blazing sunflower, tho emblem of the
fair Western Stato. These Westerners
seemed greatly interested. Ip the Vir?
ginians, and made frequent inquiries
as to tholr personnel. Colonel Joseph
Button, with his sunny locks, as one of his
striking characteristics, passed up tho
aisle to'join his colleagues, when an en?
thusiastic Kansan arose and addressed
him: "This Is Gov. Montaguo," was his
first observation. "I havo heard much
of you, sir, and I am delighted to shako
your hand," ho wont on.
"I am not Governor Montaguo," Inter?
posed the genial socretary of the Sen?
ate, but beforo ho could proceed further
his friend from Kansas rejoined. ?
"Oh, yes, I see my''mistake; you are
Mr. Braxton, the brilliant Virginia law?
yer, of whom wo road so much,"
Colonel Button finally succeeded In ex
' (Continued on Third Page.)
TA66ART ITS CHOICE BUT COMMITTEE
WAITS FOR PARKER TO SPEAK HIS MIND
SUCCESS TO THE PARTY!
WASDEAD
AND ALONE
A Norfolk Society Woman Kills
Herself in St.
Louis.
HAD BEEN REIGNING BELLE
Left Virginia for the West. Os?
tensibly to be Mar?
ried.
(By Associated Press.)
ST. LOUIS., July 11.?The dead body of
a fashionably dressed woman, subse?
quently Identified as that of a society
woman of Norfolk, Va., was -found in
a room of the Hotel Milton to-day, where
she registered July 7th, as "Mrs.. M.
Smith, of New York." Two empty bot?
tles were by the1 side of the bed. One
had contained some drug that has not
yet been Identified and tho other alco?
hol.
From statements made by Rov. Allen
K.-Smith, rector of Christ's Church Ca?
thedral,, is whom the woman Is said to
have confided to some extent, her correct
name. Is Mrs. M. K. Sprites. Upon a
promise of secrecy, the woman told the
Rev. Mr. Srhlth that her mother's name
Is Mrs. Martha Wiggins, and that she
lives at No. Ill K. Street, N. W., Wash?
ington, D. C. When pressed by Mr.:
Smith for her reasons for using an as?
sumed name, Mrs. Smith, or Mrs. Dantes,
refused to give any, remarking that she
had personal reasons for not wishing to
be known by her correct name.
Went to Norfolk.
"(By Associated ? Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C July ll.-Inquiry
at No. ill K Street,, where Mrs. Martha
Wiggins, the mother of Mrs. M. K. Dan
tes, Is said td have lived, disclosed tho
fact that Mrs. Wiggins and a daughter.
Miss. Kitty WlggTns, lived In tho house
fo:r several years. Tho daughter loft
hero about a year ago last November,
and tho mother the following April. A
neighbor says she believed Mrs, Wiggins
went to Ghent, a suburb of Norfolk, Va.,
and that the daughter went to Norfolk,
Va., on loavlng Washington. It was un?
derstood ? that the daughter was going
away to be married.
Was a Reigning Belle.
. (By Associated Press.)
NORFOLK. VA.. July ll.-Mrs. M. K.
Dantes, who ^committed suicide in St.
Louis, "left her* recently for. St. LouIf,
where<lt was nnderstood-'stio was to be.
married. She ?js a sister-in-law of E. C.
Hathaway, - vice-president. . and general
managor of the Norfolk- Railway and
(Light ? Company, at whose house- her
mother, Mrs. .Wiggins, lives. Mrs. 'Wig?
gins Is eighty-four,, years ' old, arid it is
feared that the news of the violent death
cfber daughter will result fatally.;
The family here are very reticent, in
regard to the movements of Mrs. Dantes;
.The only Information obtalheabl, given out
by her brother-in-law, was to the effect;
that he had furnished her money for
her trosseau. and tho trip to St. Louis.'
Asked whether hls;sfeter-ln-law liad. .been,
married, Mr.' Hathaway said ?h*>-di'V.not
know, but presumed she: had.'^>*',
Miss Wlggins.as sho was known here
before she is said to. have been-married,
was quite popular *n society, and was
a reigning belle during tho past season.
THE PARKER MESSAGE
WAS NOT DELAYED
(By Associated Press.)
, NEW.TORK,. July 11.?General Superin?
tendent Brooks, of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, said that the" mes?
sage sent by Judge Parker to Mr. Shee
han at St. Louis, relative to the platform
adopted by.the Democratic National Con
vestlon, was not delayed by the Western
Union Telepraph Company In delivery.
The message, Mr. Brooks says, "was
transmitted from Esopus Immediately
and 'delivered.'promptly to the address
given, and a copy'handed to Mr. Shee
han: personally, as soon as he could be
found, which was at 2:20 P. M. The As?
sociated Press can state, however, that
the story, of a verification of the dis?
patches correct, and that tho request for
the same came from St. Louis, but from
whom is.not known.
FUNSTON TAKES CHARGE OF
DEPARTMENT OF THE EAST
( (By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, IX C July 11.?By an
order Issued'at the War- Department
to-day, Brigadier-General'Frederick Fun
ston^has been detached from the com?
mand of the Department of the Columbia
and placed In command of .the Depart?
ment of tho East, a post temporarily held
by MaJor-General Corbln, who is in com?
mand of the Atlantic division, compris?
ing the Departments of tho East and tho
Gulf. Brlgndlor-Genernl Constant Wil?
liams, now at San Antonio, has been or?
dered to take- command of tho Depart?
ment of the Columbia.
SO PLEASED WITH BRYAN
WILL GIVE HIM RECEPTION
(By Associated Press;) '
, LINCOLN. NEB., July ll.-Wllllam Jen?
nings Bryan's friends in Lincoln are so
well pleased over his efforts at the St.
Louis Convention that they are preparing
to give him a public reception when ha
returns home to-morrow.
WILL HAVE
COURT TRIAL
Imperial Decree - Abolishes the
Hated Russian ^.Des?
potism.
FAR REACHING *EFQ!.M
Ends Forever the Arbitrary'
Condemnation of Prisoners
to Exile.
(By Associated. Press.)
ST. PETERSBURG.: July. Il.-The sys?
tem of condemning political prisoners by
administrative order has been abolished
by imperial dpereo'and' persons accused
of political crimes honcoforth will be
tried by the.courts .under the regular pro?
cedure. ,*,This reform, is most far-reach?
ing, ending';forever the arbitrary .con?
demnation tO' exile of even the; political
suspects without tho' Intervention of the
courts. It Is'to be considered understood
that'it was recommended by the council
of the Empire with the acquiescence
and approval of the minister of the in?
terior, M. Plehwe.
BUILDING INSPECTED.
Committee Much Pleased With
^ New Cells at Penitentiary.
The Penitentiary Building Committee met
yesterday afternoon In the ofllco of. Superin?
tendent Boiling for the purpose of making a
final sottlement with the. contractors, Messrs.
Alsop & Pierce, who have about completed
the now cell building at that Institution.
Owing- to a few details yet to be com?
pleted, In connection.with the hulldjjig- of the
structure, the committee decided to defer set?
tlement until these ,had been adjusted:
Contracts for the plumbing and fixtures
wero' lot, and Messrs. CI. & A. Bargamtn, of
this city, were awarded tho greater portion
of tho work. ?
Tho committee went on an Inspection tour
over the new building and was much grati?
fied at tho appearance and the manner which ,
the work of tho addition had been done. ,
The members of the commltteo present were;
Chairman W. W. Baker, Hon. A. O. Horman,
Oeneral Charles J. Anderson, IJon. Julian
Bryant and Messrs. rt. L. Winston nnd J. C. ,
Knsley. .-'.'? i,
On Thursday th.e committee will meet, and '
It Is thought that at this meeting a final set?
tlement with the contractors will be mnd?.
The penitentiary board will also meot on that
day.
Approved Pay-Roll.
The .Committee on Electricity met last night
and approved the pay roll forMhe depart?
ment.
Very Unusual Delay in
the Organization.
_j i ?
MAC DENIES
RUMORS OF FIGHT
Ryan Says the South Did Best
, Work at the Convention .
and Is Enthusiastic.
BRYAN DEMOCRATS TO HOLD
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE
Betting Odds on Roosevelt Are
Shorter Since the Parker Tele?
gram ? Confidence Is Felt
Everywhere Among Dem?
ocrats That Success Was
Never More Probable.
(By Associated Press.)'.
ST. LOUIS. July ll.-Natlonai Commit?
teeman Norman E. Mack, of New York,
to-night sent the following messages-to
William F. Sheehan, at New York, mak?
ing clear the exact status of the new
National Committee, and indicating when
it will hold Its first regular meeting.
The statement In made in order to dis?
pel all rumors that have arisen regarding
the organization of the new committee:
"Senator James K. Jones will, . under
Instructions given him by the resolutions
passed by the convention Saturday
night, call a meeting of the- National
Committee as soon as he confers with
Judge Alton. B. Parker, the nominee, of
the party for President, and his irlerids,
and learns from them the ? date, fixed
for notifying the': nominees of their se-;
lection by the convention. He will, then
call a meeting of the. National Commit?
tee, to be hefd in New/York, it being
Judge Parker's wish to meet as many as
possible.; of the national committeemen
in attendance upon the meeting. : .
Went to Talk It Over.
"It in. for this purpose that ..Chairman
Jones will firstconsult with Judge.Park?
er,Jn- order, to ' niako ,th? divte?r-of -the
notification and 'the National;.'Corninittee
'meeting cai.n'clde, and thus afford'.trie
candidate an opportunity to' meet the
men who will lead his campaign'.in the
various States.
"At this meeting the National Commit?
tee will elect a chalrma.n, sec?
retary, and sergeant at arms. The
committee will then take up such
other matters as may properly come be?
fore |t'at that time. The National Com?
mittee . will, of course,' consult Judge
Parker and his friends before organiz?
ing.
"So many garbled reports, have been
sept out that 1 deem It-necessary to.make
this statement, as made to me by Chair?
man James K. Jones, who has been chair?
man of the National Committee for eight
years.
(Signed)' "NORMAN E. MACK."
CLERK HOWELL SPEAKS.
? -i
Says Taggart Is the Man, Un?
less Parker Objects to Him.
. (By Associated Press.)
ATLANTA,.G-A.. July ll.-Clark Howell,
National Democratic Committeeman from
Georgia, spoke this evening of the St. .
Louis meeting of the committee after the
adjournment of the convention as follows:
"In tho matter of the selection of the
chairman of the National Democratic
Committee, there should be no room for
approhenslon thnt their choice will not,
only bo satisfactory to Judge Parker, the
party's presidential nominee, but more
than that, the committee will bo guided
in its action by Judge Parker's expres?
sion on tho subject,
"This Is the first time In many years?
perhaps ever?that the chairman of tho
National Democratic Committee has not
been chosen nt the meeting of tho com?
mittee Immediately after the adjournment
of tho national convention. It has been
tho uniform custom that the committee
organize Immediately after the adjourn?
ment of the convention for tho choice of
a ohalrman, who has always,been named
In accordance 'with1 the desire of the
presidential.nominee. Until tho St. Louis
Convention adjourned It wns assumed
that Hon. Thomns T. Taggart, of In?
diana, was the ..choice of Judge Parker,
and the fact that a majority of ths Ex
Contlnued on Second ' Page,"
MANY KILLED
AND INJURED
Attack Made on Train Running
From Salonica to Con?
stantinople,
(By Associated Pre6?.)
VIENNA, July 11.?A despatch from
Belgrade to the Neues "Wetner Tagblatt
says It is reported that an attack was
made oh a train running from Salonica
to Constantinople, near Dado Agaphl, hh
the result of which many persons were
killed or Injured. No details aro given.
Dede Agaohl is the capital of tho
province of tho sumo name in European
Turkey (ond Is thai terminus' of a branch
of tho BolgraUo-Constuntmoplo ttallvvuy.
-1 ,..> 11,?-4?-? '?.
MAYOR OF MOBILE
DIED YESTERDAY
(By Associated Press.)
MOBILE, ALA., July Il.-Charles Mc?
Lean. Mayor of Mobile, Is dead.
HILL CLIMBING
RECORDS SMASHED
Fast Time Made in Automobile
Competition Yes?
terday.
. (By Associated Press,)
MOUNT ? WASHINGTON, N. H? July
11.?Five times tho record was smashed
In the hlll-cllmblng automobile competi?
tion to-day. The contest was one of a
series arranged by tho White Mountain
Good Roads Improvement Association,
and was over a measured course of eight
miles, with a grade varying from five to
twenty degrees.* The record for tho dis?
tance?IS minutes 59- seconds?was made
by Otio Westman, three weeks ago, This,
lime was'cut down repeatedly to-day, but
I'\ H. Stanloy, of Newton, Mass., with a
slx-horse-power gasoline machine, made
the best run of the day. his time being
31 minutes 15 seconds. Ills nearest com?
petitor was James L. Breese, of New
York, who covered the eiglitNnlles in a
fortyrhorse-powej' car lii 31 minutes i 4-5
eecprjdj.'
TOY CAMEL CAUSES
THE CHILD'S DEATH
Swallowed Trinket While at
Play and Dies From
the Effects.
Allen Lemuel Leonard, the child who_
swallowed a, toy camel on last Friday
and for tho removal of which an opera?
tion was performed Saturday, died at
the Memorial Hospital Sunday at noon
of look-Jaw.
The toy lodged in the baby's throat
and when Dr. liorsley examined ,the
parts before tho.operation, ho found them
greatly Inflamed and lacerated. Opera?
tion,was tho only ,lippo and that a Joint
ono. The cause of the fatal dlsoaso was
not unlfka that preceding tetanus from
toy pistol wounds. The child was tho
-son of Mr. nnd Mrs. L, M. Leonard, of
NO. 801 North Twenty-sixth Street,
The funeral will take place this after?
noon at 4 o'clock from the ApostoliO
Church, In Fulton,
COTTON MILLS
RESUME WORK
The Operatives Are Restless
Over the Loss of
Wages,
(By Associated Press.)
FALL RIVER, MASS., July ll.-Most
of the Fall River cotton mills resumed
operations to-day, after a ton days' shut
down, Many of the manufacture? are
tiring of tho curtailment polloy which
has been In foce here nearly fo\ir
months, and, as *oon as.a now agree?
ment, . now being worked out by~ many
ir.ombers of tho Fall River Manufac?
turers' Association is formally assented
to tho mills, will bu tho more active. Tho
operatives, of whom thoro aro moro than
Sn.OOQ |n (lie cloth mills, are-wstloss ovor
the-situation, They have sustained a. loss
m wages during tho spring and summer
(.mounting to a reduction of ifl per cent,
The textile unions ex pool a revision in
wages w.11 ha made, "which will be a re?
duction of at least M Pe?' cent.
INDICT THE MAYOR
FOR SELLING LIQUOR
True Bill Brought in Against
Mr. Holland the Day He
Qualifies.
(Special to The Tinier-Dispatch.)
SUFFOLK. VA., July Il.-On the very
day of his qualification as Mayor of
Holland, Va.. J. R. Holland was tp-day
Indicted by a Nansenwnd county grand
jury for selling whiskey without a license..
The liquor fight at Holland has been
one of exceeding bitterness, Citizens
were opposed to the granting of licenses
to the two saloons thare, and, withqut
making a test In the courts, tho proprie?
tors closed after April 30th.
TIlo lluttor people at onco decided' to
oust from office'all who opposed their,
Interests, .Installing persons In sympathy
with themselves. . - - ?'
Tho wets won tho election with ease,'
and to-day the Mayor and oounclVmen
(piallfiod bofore Oiroult Judgo Prentln, .
In the meantime enemies of the Mayor
elect had been seeking to cnlleot evi?
dence against him, and, bb a result, the
grand Jury brought In a true bill, accus?
ing him of selling whiskey without a
license. *
The case W **i /or uui next Thursday.
GLOOM HAS
SETTLED
OVER TOWN
More Defences of Ifort
Arthur Fall to Enemy.
RUSSIANS DRIVEN
BACK INTO HARBOR
Cruisers Attempt to Steal Out,
(.' But Are Raked by Japa?
nese Fire. ' ,'
HARD FIGHTING REPORTED
ALL ALONG THE LINE
Oku Advancing Step by Step
Upon Mukden?The Japanese ,
Make Brilliant Charge and
Capture Fort?Critical ).-.
Stage in Manchuria
Campaign at Hand.
(Special Cable to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.
'Copyright, 1904.)
TIEN-TSIN,. July ii.?Passen?
gers, on the railroad from the
northpbring in stories of hard
fighting along the line from Tas
chi-Kiao to Mukden. At Sin
Gin-Tun there is a well-defined re?
port that a strong Japanese army
is threatening Mukden and has
driven back the Russian forces
sent out to check their advance.
The sound of artillery can plainly,
be heard at Yinkow from the di?
rection of Taschi-Kiao and tlie
Russians are being steadily forced
back. It is confidently' believed
berc that the Japanese will occupy
Port New-Chwang before the end ;
of the week.:'..The Russians are
making-a desperate, resistance,
but wherever the fighting occurs,
the Japanese seem to have a pre?
ponderance of men and. guns aiid ;
.are able to turn each Russian
position.
Above Mukden, ? the Manchu
rian bandits are giving the Rus?
sians much trouble. Organized;,
into bands, which are almost as
large as army divisions, they are
attacking the Russian lines of
communication and are not only
doing a great deal oj damage, but
compel the withdrawal' of many
soldiers to protect the railroad.
? ?-??' . V\;
Situation is Desperate.
By Paul Lambeth.
(Special Cable to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.
' Copyright. 1904.)
LONDON, July n.?All the
news from the. Far East to-day
indicate that a critical stage of
the campaign in Manchuria is at
hand, with the Russian com?
mander in a position where he.
must fight for the very existence
of his army. Kuroki is well to
the rear of his base at Liao Yang,
is apparently sure aiid. that he has
'already, or soon will, cut the rail?
road at some point between Muk?
den and Liao Yang, If this is
done, it will compel Kuropatkin
to fight. Just how many men Ku?
roki has with him is not known
outsille high Japanese official cir?
cles, but experts here figure that
he lias not less than fifty thou?
sand. It is believed he will for?
tify and wait the result of Oku's
advance from the south, which
is being pushed slowly, but relent?
lessly from Kaishow in the face
of desperate Russian opposition.
A well-known army man said to
me to-day;
"If Kuroki is in force, on the
main Peking road and the rail?
road to the north of Liao Yang,
there is but one thing for Kuro?
patkin to do; that is to hurl his
whole force with the exception of
enough men to retard Oku as
much as possible, against Kuroki
and (jnish him before Oku can
come up, If he waits until the
two Japanese armies can attack
simultaneously, his army is
doomed."
The situation at Port Arthur
Jseems more gloomy than ever,
the Japanese appear to be giving
the devoted garrison no rest ami
one after another, the defenses
are falling into their hands. It
seems to be only a question of
days, when the fortress must fall,
capturFoTkai PING.
Japs Mowed Down as They,
' Scaled the Heights,: But;- -.
Won Great Victory,
;'*t
(Speclsl .Umdon Tlmts Cable to Th?.
Tlmes-Dlspatch. Copyright, 19M.) . ,
TOKIO, July U'.-WUh the eampaiga